Queen Elizabeth's School is looking for a Premises Assistant to join our premises team.
Actual Salary £25,989 - £ 26,403 per annum Grade 6 SCP 6 - SCP 7
This job is Full time, offered on a Temporary basis until 31 August 2026
Approximate start date October 2025
We are looking for someone who will undertake duties that include:
* Security, safety and maintenance of school premises
* Regular handling of equipment, machinery and school furniture
* Opening and locking up and inspection of the school is a key responsibility of the role
There is a need to be trained in the provision of basic first aid.
Ideally, we would like to appoint someone who has previous experience of
* Working in premises and building maintenance
* Working with a team of colleagues and contractors to complete general property maintenance and repairs
* Keyholder with overall responsibility for security and fire safety across a school estate
* A clean driving licence and your own transport is essential for travel across the Trust's multiple sites and schools.
Working days and shifts will be Monday to Saturday on a Rota with other team members and to include the following working patterns - 2.00pm to 10.00pm Weekdays and 8.00am - 6.00pm on Saturday
Working patterns to be discussed at the interview.
Please refer to the attached job description for more details about the role. If you have any further questions, please contact the recruitment team, Cheri Draga or Katie Wareham on or by emailing
Queen Elizabeth's School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.